Not to be confused with the prudential regulator the APRA we are dealing with stands for the Australasian Performing Right Association which handed out its first awards in 1982. The APRA annual music awards celebrate excellence in contemporary music honouring the skills of composers, songwriters and publishers who amongst other things have achieved success in sales and airplay performance.
Unlike many theatrical performances, the APRA awards have transitioned to an online presence. This year’s nominations are:-
2020 APRA MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
Peer-Voted APRA Song of the Year
Thelma Plum – Better In Blak
Guy Sebastian – Choir
Tones & I – Dance Monkey
The Teskey Brothers – I Get Up
5 Seconds Of Summer – Teeth
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
Ruel
Sampa The Great
Thelma Plum
Liam Gough, Brendon Love, Josh Teskey & Sam Teskey, (The Teskey Brothers)
Tones And I
Most Performed Australian Work
Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes
Guy Sebastian – Choir
Tones & I – Dance Monkey
Birds of Tokyo – Good Lord
KIAN – Waiting
Most Performed Alternative Work
The Rubens – God Forgot
Birds Of Tokyo – Good Lord
Matt Corby – Miracle Love
Gretta Ray – Radio Silence
KIAN – Waiting
Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
Tash Sultana – Blackbird
The Teskey Brothers – I Get Up
John Butler Trio – Just Call
Ziggy Alberts – Laps Around The Sun
Busby Marou – Sound Of Summer
Most Performed Country Work
Lee Kernaghan – Backroad Nation
Maren Morris – Girl
Travis Collins – Happy
Seaforth – Love That
Troy Cassar-Daley – Wouldn’t Change A Thing
Morgan Evans – Young Again
Most Performed Dance Work
Hayden James feat. Running Touch – Better Together
PNAU feat. Kira Divine & Marques Toliver – Solid Gold
Peking Duk feat. Jack River – Sugar
Dom Dolla – Take It
RÜFÜS DU SOL – Treat You Better
Most Performed Pop Work
Dean Lewis – 7 Minutes
Amy Shark – All Loved Up
Guy Sebastian – Choir
Tones & I – Dance Monkey
Katy Perry – Never Really Over
Most Performed Rock Work
Polish Club – Clarity
Ruby Fields – Dinosaurs
Slowly Slowly – Jellyfish
Jimmy Barnes feat. Troy Cassar-Daley – Shutting Down Our Town
The Living End – Otherside
Most Performed Urban Work
Butter – Triple One
Baker Boy – Cool As Hell
Hilltop Hoods feat. Illy & Ecca Vandal – Exit Sign
Hilltop Hoods – Leave Me Lonely
Illy – Then What
Most Performed International Work
Marshmello feat. Bastille – Happier
Mark Ronson feat. Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Promises
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow
Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower
The event was scheduled for April 28 at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, but will now be streamed on May 26 on Hyvio – the Aussie-owned platform for on-demand video content.
Featured image Ruel. All pics by Ben Apfelbaum.
